Mark 8:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

And if I sende them away fasting to their owne houses, they woulde faint by the way: for some of them came from farre.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 8:4-6 : 4 And Gideon came to Iorden to passe ouer, hee, and the three hundreth men that were with him, weary, yet pursuing them. 5 And he said vnto the men of Succoth, Giue, I pray you, morsels of bread vnto the people that followe me (for they be wearie ) that I may follow after Zebah, & Zalmunna Kings of Midia. 6 And the princes of Succoth sayde, Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmunna nowe in thine hads, that we should giue bread vnto thine army?
  • 1 Sam 14:28-31 : 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to sweare, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day: and the people were faint. 29 Then said Ionathan, My father hath troubled the land: see nowe howe mine eyes are made cleare, because I haue tasted a litle of this honie: 30 Howe much more, if the people had eaten to day of the spoyle of their enemies which they found? for had there not bene nowe a greater slaughter among the Philistims? 31 And they smote the Philistims that day, from Michmash to Aiialon: and the people were exceeding faint.
  • 1 Sam 30:10-12 : 10 But Dauid and foure hundreth men followed (for two hundreth abode behinde, being too wearie to goe ouer the riuer Besor) 11 And they found an Egyptian in the fielde, and brought him to Dauid, and gaue him bread and he did eat, & they gaue him water to drinke. 12 Also they gaue him a fewe figges, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirite came againe to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunke any water in three dayes, and three nightes.
  • Isa 40:31 : 31 But they that waite vpon the Lord, shall renue their strength: they shall lift vp the wings as the eagles: they shall runne, and not be wearie, and they shall walke and not faint.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1In those dayes, when there was a very great multitude, and had nothing to eate, Iesus called his disciples to him, and said vnto them,

    2I haue compassion on the multitude, because they haue nowe continued with mee three dayes, and haue nothing to eate.

  • Matt 15:32-34
    3 verses
    85%

    32Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, & haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way.

    33And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!

    34And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, & a few litle fishes.

  • Mark 8:4-5
    2 verses
    80%

    4Then his disciples answered him, Whence can a man satisfie these with bread here in the wildernes?

    5And hee asked them, Howe many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.

  • Mark 6:31-38
    8 verses
    80%

    31And he sayd vnto them, Come ye apart into the wildernes, & rest a while: for there were many commers and goers, that they had not leasure to eate.

    32So they went by ship out of the way into a desart place.

    33But the people sawe them when they departed, and many knewe him, and ran a foote thither out of all cities, and came thither before them, and assembled vnto him.

    34Then Iesus went out, and sawe a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheepe which had no shepheard: and he began to teach them many things.

    35And when the day was nowe farre spent, his disciples came vnto him, saying, This is a desart place, and nowe the day is farre passed.

    36Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate.

    37But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate; they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?

    38Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? Goe and looke; when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes.

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12And when the day began to weare away, the twelue came, and sayd vnto him, Sende the people away, that they may goe into the townes and villages round about, and lodge, & get meate: for we are here in a desart place.

    13But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate; they sayd, We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

    14For they were about fiue thousand men. Then he sayde to his disciples, Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a company.

  • Matt 14:13-18
    6 verses
    78%

    13And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart; when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities.

    14And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke.

    15And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes.

    16But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.

    17Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.

    18And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

  • Mark 8:7-10
    4 verses
    76%

    7They had also a few small fishes: and when he had giuen thankes, he commaunded them also to be set before them.

    8So they did eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

    9(And they that had eaten, were about foure thousand) so he sent them away.

    10And anon he entred into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

  • Mark 3:20
    72%

    20And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

  • Matt 9:36
    72%

    36But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard.

  • Mark 6:44-45
    2 verses
    72%

    44And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousand men.

    45And straightway he caused his disciples to goe into the ship, and to goe before vnto the other side vnto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

  • John 6:5
    71%

    5Then Iesus lift vp his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude came vnto him, hee sayde vnto Philippe, Whence shall we buy breade, that these might eate?

  • Matt 14:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full.

    21And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children.

    22And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe, and to goe ouer before him, while he sent the multitude away.

  • Luke 4:42
    70%

    42And when it was day, he departed, and went foorth into a desart place, and the people sought him, and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them.

  • Matt 8:18
    70%

    18And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to goe ouer the water.

  • Matt 16:5
    70%

    5And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread with them.

  • Matt 15:37-39
    3 verses
    70%

    37And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full.

    38And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children.

    39Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala.

  • Luke 9:17
    70%

    17So they did all eate, and were satisfied: and there was taken vp of that remained to them, twelue baskets full of broken meate.

  • Mark 3:9
    70%

    9And he commanded his disciples, that a litle shippe should waite for him, because of the multitude, lest they shoulde throng him.

  • John 4:33
    70%

    33Then said ye disciples betweene themselues, Hath any man brought him meate?

  • Mark 6:8
    69%

    8And commanded them that they should take nothing for their iourney, saue a staffe onely: neither scrip, neither bread, neither money in their girdles:

  • John 6:12
    69%

    12And when they were satisfied, he said vnto his disciples, Gather vp the broken meat which remaineth, that nothing be lost.

  • Mark 8:16
    69%

    16And they reasoned among themselues, saying, It is, because we haue no bread.

  • Mark 8:14
    69%

    14And they had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the shippe with them, but one loafe.

  • Num 11:13
    68%

    13Where should I haue flesh to giue vnto al this people? For they weepe vnto me, saying, Giue vs flesh that we may eate.